BREAKING: Ondo Deputy Governor Aiyedatiwa Presides Over State Exco Meeting
Ondo State Deputy Governor, Lucky Aiyedatiwa, is currently presiding over a State Executive Council meeting.This follows months of tension over the absence of Governor Rotimi Akeredolu from the state The meeting, which is…
BREAKING: 2024 budget passes second reading barely 24-hours after presentation
The House of Representatives has passed the N27.5 trillion 2024 budget which was submitted by President Bola Tinubu on Wednesday for second reading. Leading the debate on the general principles of the budget, House…
FRC to reintroduce corporate governance code for churches, mosques, NGOs
The Financial Reporting Council of Nigeria (FRC) says it will reintroduce the corporate governance code for not-for-profit organisations. Speaking at a stakeholders and media roundtable meeting in Lagos on Wednesday,…
Neymar, Bruna Biancardi split one month after welcoming daughter
Brazilian football star Neymar Jre and girlfriend Bruna Biancardi have officially separated, merely a month after celebrating the birth of their first child, Mavie. Despite the couple’s initial joy at expanding…
Adeleke approves N15,000 wage award for civil servants, N10,000 for pensioners
Gov. Ademola Adeleke of Osun has approved the payment of wage awards to civil servants and pensioners in the state to mitigate the impact of subsidy removal. Adeleke made this known in a statement by his spokesperson,…
Tinubu lauded over appointment of Akinyelure
A pro-democracy group, the Coalition For A Better Nigeria, has lauded President Bola Ahmed Tinubu for appointing Chief Pius Akinyelure to the board of the Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPCL).…
Asake, Burna Boy, Davido, most streamed artistes in 2023 – Spotify
Spotify, global online streaming platform has announced Asake, Burna Boy and Davido as most streamed male artistes on its platform in the year 2023. Phiona Okumu, Spotify’s Head of Music, Sub-Saharan Africa, who…
Demolition of properties in Lagos, other States in this hardship cruel – Peter Obi
Former Governor of Anambra State, Peter Obi has condemned ongoing demolition of properties in Lagos and other parts of the country. Properties on built on drainages in Lagos are currently being demolished to avert…
“I Won’t Challenge My Election Loss in Court” – Dino Melaye
Dino Melaye, the People’s Democratic Party (PDP) candidate in the just concluded Kogi State Governorship election, has decided not to seek legal redress following his electoral loss, citing the alleged…
: “Deceitful, Strangulating and Hopeless” – PDP Reacts to Tinubu’s 2024 Budget
The Peoples Democratic Party has criticized the proposed N27.5 trillion budget for the 2024 fiscal year by President Bola Tinubu to the National Assembly as deceitful, adding that it has no mechanism for economic recovery. Vanguard …
Festac demolition: Court restrains FHA, LSBCA
•Demolition not targeted at any group in Lagos —Commissioner •As FES, youths demand compensation for victims A Lagos State High Court, sitting in Ikeja, yesterday, restrained the Federal Housing Authority, FHA,…
FG apologises to corps members over deplorable camps
The Federal Government has apologized to corps members, following the deplorable condition of National Youth Service Corps, NYSC, camps across the country. The Minister of State for Youth Development, Ayodele…
NDA rejects 29,559 applicants, matriculates 441
The Nigerian Defence Academy, on Wednesday, matriculated 441 cadets into the various degree programmes as members of the 75th Regular Course of the nation’s foremost military academy. The Commandant of the NDA, Maj-Gen.…
Nigeria’s richest banker, Jim Ovia makes $13 million from Zenith Bank stake in 8 days
Jim Ovia, renowned as Nigeria’s richest banker and a key figure in the country’s banking industry, has experienced a significant surge…
FG’s N9trn budget deficit raises concerns despite fuel subsidy cuts
Nigeria is facing one of its highest budget deficits on record even after the removal of fuel subsidies that were once a major drain on the country’s finances. The drain of the petrol subsidy on the cash-strapped…
DIRECTOR GENERAL INAUGURATES SAED CENTRE IN NYSC DELTA CAMP
The Director General of National Youth Service Corps, Brigadier General YD Ahmed has inaugurated Skill Acquisition and Entrepreneurship Development Centre inside…
Robbers Kill Governor’s Accountant, Hijack Bullion Van
Suspected armed robbers on Wednesday in Abeokuta shot dead an accountant of the Ogun State Government, Mr Taiwo Oyekanmi, attached to the governor’s office and escaped with the…
Problems Hampering Budget Process Known To You, Speaker Abbas Tells Tinubu
Speaker of the House of Representatives, Abbas Tajuddeen, has told President Bola Ahmed Tinubu that as an experienced legislator and former governor, he has a deep knowledge of the problems hampering budget process in…
Aiyedatiwa To Preside Over Exco Meeting
Three months after, the Executive Council meeting of the Ondo State Government is set to hold on Thursday under the leadership of Deputy…
800 Litigation: Wike Discards FCTA Lawyers, Hires 24 SANs For Legal Fireworks
…Defends N61.6 billion 2023 supplementary budget. The Minister of the Federal Capital Territory (FCT), Nyesom Wike on Wednesday, said he has hired 24 Senior Advocates of Nigeria ( SANs) to handle about 800…
Why we airlifted N1.219b for Fayose’s governorship, by Obanikoro
Former Minister of State for Defence, Musiliu Obanikoro, has informed a Federal High Court, Abuja how the inability of a defunct commercial bank…
Nigeria’s currency in circulation hits 10-month high
The currency in circulation in Africa’s biggest economy rose to the highest in 10 months, a BusinessDay analysis has shown. According to the data from the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), the currency in…
Pay me, don’t teach me my job – Paseiro tells NFF
•Sports Minister summons Portuguese coach Super Eagles coach, Jose Peseiro, told the Nigeria Football Federation Technical Committee not to teach him his job but rather pay him and his team their outstanding…
Henry Kissinger, US foreign policy giant, dies aged 100
Former US Secretary of State Henry Kissinger, who played a pivotal and polarising role in US foreign policy during the Cold War, has died at the age of 100. He…